Mangoba can be either a surname or a first name.
In the Philippines it is an indigenous surname. It is not known if the name has a meaning in any of the numerous languages and dialects of the Philippines, and the name is not found in local dictionaries. It is commonly pronounced by Filipinos as "Ma-ngo-ba". However, people whose first language is English usually say "Man-go-ba" or "Mang-GOH-buh".
On the other side of the globe, the name Mangoba is a common first name of African males, although it is spelt more commonly as "Manqoba" rather than Mangoba. It is Zulu in origin, meaning "the one who conquers in hopeless situations". In history, Mangoba is a name of a regiment in pre-colonial Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia. The regiment had a role in the Shona rising of 1896, the first outbreak of rebellion against European rule.
In India, Mangoba is the name of a God worshipped by the Mangs. The Mang community, a sub-classof the Dalit, formerly known as "Untouchables," is one of India's minority groups in the Hindu caste system of ranking people according to social status. A Mangoba temple can be found at Kodoli in the state of Maharashtra.